From broken to beautiful, our guest believed finding new ways to appreciate your home is key to maintaining balance and peace in your everyday life. Sarah Trop is an award-winning interior designer, global travel blogger, and HGTV's Flea Market Flip champion, celebrated for her sustainable, biophilic, and small-space design solutions. Founder of FunCycled, Sarah blends soulful creativity with construction know-how, transforming historic homes and upcycled pieces into works of art. Her work has been featured in Country Living, House Beautiful, and Life at Home Magazine. Sarah inspires audiences to uncover beauty in the old, bring peace to their spaces, and live with greater purpose.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

1. A simple way to choose natural versus synthetic materials when designing a room

2. A few easy and affordable ways to bring that 'outdoors-in' feeling to any space, and what the research says about its health benefits

3. How using reclaimed or repurposed materials contributes to a more sustainable environment

4. How to balance creating gorgeous, Instagram-worthy spaces with prioritizing overall occupant wellness

5. Design choices—like soft textures or natural colors—that can promote emotional healing in a clinical or transitional environment

6. Sustainable design strategies—from material choices to multipurpose layouts—that are as good for the environment as they are for long-term health and happiness

è Friends, to learn more about Sarah's services at FunCycled, head to à funcycled.com. You can also find them on Instagram at FunCycled and at TropofallTrades.

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